What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between New Caledonia and Puerto Rico?

58.78 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Puerto Rico?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Caledonia vs Puerto Rico: Agriculture-driven deforestation

New Caledonia

148.26 hectares

in 2024

Puerto Rico

207.04 hectares

in 2024

New Caledonia rank

100th

Puerto Rico rank

97th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

New Caledonia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 207.04 hectares against 148.26 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 58.78 hectares.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 100th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 187 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Caledonia	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	144.6 hectares	555.7 hectares	411.1 hectares	Puerto Rico
2010s	173.68 hectares	1,510 hectares	1,336 hectares	Puerto Rico
2020s	66.17 hectares	361.56 hectares	295.4 hectares	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, New Caledonia or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 207.04 hectares against 148.26 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between New Caledonia and Puerto Rico?: 58.78 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Puerto Rico?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do New Caledonia and Puerto Rico rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: New Caledonia ranks 100th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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